{"id":7794,"date":"2014-01-30T00:33:36","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T23:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=7794"},"modified":"2014-01-30T00:33:36","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T23:33:36","slug":"lenovo-to-acquire-motorola-mobility-from-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/7794-lenovo-to-acquire-motorola-mobility-from-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Lenovo to Acquire Motorola Mobility from Google"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rese\u00adarch Tri\u00adang\u00adle Park, North Caro\u00adli\u00adna, and Moun\u00adtain View, Cali\u00adfor\u00adnia \u2013 Janu\u00adary 29, 2014: Leno\u00advo (HKSE<\/span>: 992) (ADR<\/span>: LNVGY<\/span>) and Goog\u00adle (NASDAQ<\/span>: GOOG<\/span>) today have ente\u00adred into a defi\u00adni\u00adti\u00adve agree\u00adment under which Leno\u00advo plans to acqui\u00adre the Moto\u00adro\u00adla Mobi\u00adli\u00adty smart\u00adphone busi\u00adness. With a strong PC<\/span> busi\u00adness and a fast-gro\u00adwing smart\u00adphone busi\u00adness, this agree\u00adment will signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly streng\u00adthen Lenovo\u2019s posi\u00adti\u00adon in the smart\u00adphone mar\u00adket. In addi\u00adti\u00adon, Leno\u00advo will gain a strong mar\u00adket pre\u00adsence in North Ame\u00adri\u00adca and Latin Ame\u00adri\u00adca, as well as a foot\u00adhold in Wes\u00adtern Euro\u00adpe, to com\u00adple\u00adment its strong, fast-gro\u00adwing smart\u00adphone busi\u00adness in emer\u00adging mar\u00adkets around the world.<\/p>\n

The purcha\u00adse pri\u00adce is appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly US<\/span>$2.91 bil\u00adli\u00adon (sub\u00adject to cer\u00adtain adjus\u00adt\u00adments), inclu\u00adding US<\/span>$1.41 bil\u00adli\u00adon paid at clo\u00adse, com\u00adpri\u00adsed of US<\/span>$660 mil\u00adli\u00adon in cash and US<\/span>$750 mil\u00adli\u00adon in Leno\u00advo ordi\u00adna\u00adry shares (sub\u00adject to a share cap\/floor). The remai\u00adning US<\/span>$1.5 bil\u00adli\u00adon will be paid in the form of a three-year pro\u00admis\u00adso\u00adry note.<\/p>\n

Leno\u00advo, which in 2005 acqui\u00adred IBM<\/span>\u2019s PC<\/span> busi\u00adness and its legen\u00adda\u00adry PC<\/span> brand, will now acqui\u00adre world-renow\u00adned Moto\u00adro\u00adla Mobi\u00adli\u00adty, inclu\u00adding the MOTOROLA<\/span> brand and Moto\u00adro\u00adla Mobility\u2019s port\u00adfo\u00adlio of inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve smart\u00adphones like the Moto X and Moto G and the DROID<\/span>\u2122 Ultra series. In addi\u00adti\u00adon to cur\u00adrent pro\u00adducts, Leno\u00advo will take owner\u00adship of the future Moto\u00adro\u00adla Mobi\u00adli\u00adty pro\u00adduct roadmap.<\/p>\n

Goog\u00adle will main\u00adtain owner\u00adship of the vast majo\u00adri\u00adty of the Moto\u00adro\u00adla Mobi\u00adli\u00adty patent port\u00adfo\u00adlio, inclu\u00adding cur\u00adrent patent appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons and inven\u00adti\u00adon dis\u00adclo\u00adsures. As part of its ongo\u00ading rela\u00adti\u00adonship with Goog\u00adle, Leno\u00advo will recei\u00adve a licen\u00adse to this rich port\u00adfo\u00adlio of patents and other intellec\u00adtu\u00adal pro\u00adper\u00adty. Addi\u00adtio\u00adnal\u00adly Leno\u00advo will recei\u00adve over 2,000 patent assets, as well as the Moto\u00adro\u00adla Mobi\u00adli\u00adty brand and trade\u00admark portfolio.<\/p>\n

Moto\u00adro\u00adla Mobi\u00adli\u00adty enjoys out\u00adstan\u00adding brand awa\u00adre\u00adness around the world, and is curr\u00adent\u00adly the #3 Android smart\u00adphone manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer in the U.S. and #3 manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer over\u00adall in Latin America.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>The acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon of such an ico\u00adnic brand, inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve pro\u00adduct port\u00adfo\u00adlio and incre\u00addi\u00adbly talen\u00adted glo\u00adbal team will imme\u00addia\u00adte\u00adly make Leno\u00advo a strong glo\u00adbal com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adtor in smart\u00adphones. We will imme\u00addia\u00adte\u00adly have the oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to beco\u00adme a strong glo\u00adbal play\u00ader in the fast-gro\u00adwing mobi\u00adle space,\u201d said Yang Yuan\u00adqing, chair\u00adman and CEO<\/span> of Leno\u00advo. \u201cWe are con\u00adfi\u00addent that we can bring tog\u00ade\u00adther the best of both com\u00adpa\u00adnies to deli\u00adver pro\u00adducts cus\u00adto\u00admers will love and a strong, gro\u00adwing busi\u00adness. Leno\u00advo has a pro\u00adven track record of suc\u00adcessful\u00adly embra\u00adcing and streng\u00adthening gre\u00adat brands \u2013 as we did with IBM<\/span>\u2019s Think brand \u2013 and smooth\u00adly and effi\u00adci\u00adent\u00adly inte\u00adgra\u00adting com\u00adpa\u00adnies around-the-world. I am con\u00adfi\u00addent we will be suc\u00adcessful with this pro\u00adcess, and that our com\u00adpa\u00adnies will not only main\u00adtain our cur\u00adrent momen\u00adtum in the mar\u00adket, but also build a strong foun\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Leno\u00advo has the exper\u00adti\u00adse and track record to sca\u00adle Moto\u00adro\u00adla Mobi\u00adli\u00adty into a major play\u00ader within the Android eco\u00adsys\u00adtem. This move will enable Goog\u00adle to devo\u00adte our ener\u00adgy to dri\u00adving inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon across the Android eco\u00adsys\u00adtem, for the bene\u00adfit of smart\u00adphone users ever\u00ady\u00adwhe\u00adre,\u201d said Lar\u00adry Page, CEO<\/span>, Google.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>As part of Leno\u00advo, Moto\u00adro\u00adla Mobi\u00adli\u00adty will have a rapid path to achie\u00adving our goal of rea\u00adching the next 100 mil\u00adli\u00adon peo\u00adp\u00adle with the mobi\u00adle Inter\u00adnet. With the recent laun\u00adches of Moto X and Moto G, we have tre\u00admen\u00addous momen\u00adtum right now and Lenovo\u2019s hard\u00adware exper\u00adti\u00adse and glo\u00adbal reach will only help to acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte this,\u201d said Den\u00adnis Woodsi\u00adde, CEO<\/span>, Moto\u00adro\u00adla Mobility.<\/p>\n

The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is sub\u00adject to the satis\u00adfac\u00adtion of regu\u00adla\u00adto\u00adry requi\u00adre\u00adments, cus\u00adto\u00adma\u00adry clo\u00adsing con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons and any other nee\u00added approvals.<\/p>\n

About Lenovo<\/span><\/h2>\n

Leno\u00advo (HKSE<\/span>: 992) (ADR<\/span>: LNVGY<\/span>) is a US<\/span>$34 bil\u00adli\u00adon per\u00adso\u00adnal tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy com\u00adpa\u00adny \u2013 the lar\u00adgest PC<\/span> maker world\u00adwi\u00adde and an emer\u00adging PC<\/span> Plus lea\u00adder \u2013 ser\u00adving cus\u00adto\u00admers in more than 160 count\u00adries. Dedi\u00adca\u00adted to excep\u00adtio\u00adnal\u00adly engi\u00adnee\u00adred PCs and mobi\u00adle inter\u00adnet devices, Lenovo\u2019s busi\u00adness is built on pro\u00adduct inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon, a high\u00adly-effi\u00adci\u00adent glo\u00adbal sup\u00adp\u00adly chain and strong stra\u00adte\u00adgic exe\u00adcu\u00adti\u00adon. For\u00admed by Leno\u00advo Group\u2019s acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon of the for\u00admer IBM<\/span> Per\u00adso\u00adnal Com\u00adpu\u00adting Divi\u00adsi\u00adon, the Com\u00adpa\u00adny deve\u00adlo\u00adps, manu\u00adfac\u00adtures and mar\u00adkets relia\u00adble, high-qua\u00adli\u00adty, secu\u00adre and easy-to-use tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy pro\u00adducts and ser\u00advices. Its pro\u00adduct lines include legen\u00adda\u00adry Think-bran\u00added com\u00admer\u00adcial PCs and Idea-bran\u00added con\u00adsu\u00admer PCs, as well as ser\u00advers, work\u00adsta\u00adtions, and a fami\u00adly of mobi\u00adle inter\u00adnet devices, inclu\u00adding tablets and smart pho\u00adnes. Leno\u00advo, a glo\u00adbal For\u00adtu\u00adne 500 com\u00adpa\u00adny, has major rese\u00adarch cen\u00adters in Yama\u00adto, Japan; Bei\u00adjing, Shang\u00adhai and Shen\u00adzhen, Chi\u00adna; and Ral\u00adeigh, North Caro\u00adli\u00adna. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon see www.lenovo.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

About Motorola Mobility<\/span><\/h2>\n

Moto\u00adro\u00adla Mobi\u00adli\u00adty, a Goog\u00adle com\u00adpa\u00adny, crea\u00adtes mobi\u00adle devices and wire\u00adless access\u00adories that sim\u00adpli\u00adfy, con\u00adnect and enrich people\u2019s lives. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, visit motorola.com\/mobility<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

About Google<\/span><\/h2>\n

Goog\u00adle is a glo\u00adbal tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy lea\u00adder, focu\u00adsed on impro\u00adving ways peo\u00adp\u00adle con\u00adnect with infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon. Google\u2019s inno\u00adva\u00adtions in web search and adver\u00adti\u00adsing have made its web\u00adsite a top Inter\u00adnet pro\u00adper\u00adty and its brand one of the most reco\u00adgni\u00adzed in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rese\u00adarch Tri\u00adang\u00adle Park, North Caro\u00adli\u00adna, and Moun\u00adtain View, Cali\u00adfor\u00adnia \u2013 Janu\u00adary 29, 2014: Leno\u00advo (HKSE<\/span>: 992) (ADR<\/span>: LNVGY<\/span>) and Goog\u00adle (NASDAQ<\/span>: GOOG<\/span>) today have ente\u00adred into a defi\u00adni\u00adti\u00adve agree\u00adment under which Leno\u00advo plans to acqui\u00adre the Moto\u00adro\u00adla Mobi\u00adli\u00adty smart\u00adphone busi\u00adness. (\u2026) Wei\u00adter\u00adle\u00adsen \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressemitteilungen","entry"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7794"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7795,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7794\/revisions\/7795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}